diff --git a/testament/categories.nim b/testament/categories.nim
index acb3ee0a87..86aa1f8af5 100644
--- a/testament/categories.nim
+++ b/testament/categories.nim
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ proc gcTests(r: var TResults, cat: Category, options: string) =
 
   test "stackrefleak"
   test "cyclecollector"
-  test "trace_globals"
+  testWithoutBoehm "trace_globals"
 
 proc longGCTests(r: var TResults, cat: Category, options: string) =
   when defined(windows):